So, is it fair to call them "The GOP Crime Syndicate?

benburch

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Wed Jun-21-06 12:46 PM
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Poll question: So, is it fair to call them "The GOP Crime Syndicate?

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Beelzebud

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Wed Jun-21-06 12:47 PM
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1. I like Bush Crime Family, but if the shoe fits...

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benburch

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Wed Jun-21-06 12:48 PM
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2. Bush will be gone sooner than people think...

...but the organized crime will continue.

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BOSSHOG

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Wed Jun-21-06 12:54 PM
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3. And to amplify your title

their base cheers their criminal activity on. Its okay if you are a republican. tom delay is a fine honorable american, bill jefferson is scum. Oh the mind of a "conservative." What a wonder to behold.

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Ksec

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Wed Jun-21-06 01:00 PM
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4. IMO anything thats accurate is fair game.

and thats as accurate as it gets. The whole bunch is either being indicted or serving time.

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htuttle

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Wed Jun-21-06 01:02 PM
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5. "Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?"

"Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

That old Ovid quote fits today's situation all too well. The tactics enagaged in by the current batch of Republicans are really NO different than those used by Gotti's mob. It's just that the SCALE of their heists, scams and exploits is so much larger, that it's hard to recognize as 'plain old mob' activity.

But it's all there, just writ large: Protection rackets, prostitution, contract skimming, pension ripoffs -- the whole mafia playbook.

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Rageneau

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Wed Jun-21-06 02:08 PM
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6. I prefer Bartcop's term -- the BFEE (Bush Family Evil Empire)

Of course, the REST of the GOP is corrupt and anti-American (values), too. But they look like pikers compared to Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield and Co.

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benburch

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Wed Jun-21-06 03:19 PM
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7. Right, but the crime continues after we eleminate those guys politically.

And I want people to realize, with this framing, that nothing ends when they go.

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BeHereNow

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Wed Jun-21-06 03:23 PM
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8. With democratic complicity...

If you are listening to the "debate" on C-span2.
What a joke.
Not a peep about the McEmbassy mini mall we are
paying for.
AS IF they didn't know, and worse,
as IF we didn't either.
BHN

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benburch

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Thu Jun-22-06 12:01 AM
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9. This is why I am so glad so many DUers are running for office! nt

Edited on Thu Jun-22-06 12:31 AM by benburch

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